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1l Ted" 0ej � `` ,► c i AZETTE: VOL. L.. --NO. 29. HASTINGS. MINN.. SATURDAY. APRIL 11, 1908. el per Tear t■ Adverts,. H[ MAGIC PAINTINC' When the Room Was Darkened the Cow Went to Sleep. IT WAS A VERY SIMPLE TRICK ! How the Transformation Was Effected and How Some Other Seemingly Wonderful Effects May Be Produced by the Aid of Chemicals. The Chinese Emperor Tai Tsung pos- sessed among other treasures a picture known as a magic painting. it repre- sented a pastoral scene with a cow standing in a field and mountains be- yond. When the picture was shown to strangers or guests and they admired it. the emperor would say: "Yes. this Is a remarkable painting. The cow, as you see. is standing. but 1f the room was darkened the cow would think it night and would Ile down." Then the emperor would order the 1 room to be darkened, and the cow would be seen to be lying down, ap- parently asleep. The picture was a water color, over which was painted in colorless phos- phorescent paint a similar picture rep resenting the cow lying don -n. In the light the standing animal was seen. but at night or In a darkened room only the phosphorescent picture was visible. So the magic picture was, aft- er all, a very simple trick. A Dresden chemist named Schade discovered a method of imitating it which can be accomplished as follows: First paint in ordinary colors the picture of the cow standing. Then melt some Zanzibar copal over a char- coal fire and dissolve fifteen parts of it in sixty parts of French oil of turpen- tine. Filter this and mix with twenty- flve parts of pure linseed oil which has been previously heated and cooled. Now take forty parts of the varnish so obtained and mix with six parts of prepared calcium carbonate, twelve parts of prepared white zinc sulphide and thirty-six parts of luminous cal- cium sulphide, all of which can be ob- tained from any chemist. This emulsion should be ground very fine in a color mill. The result will be white luminous paint. which should be used to paint the cow lying down. Many seemingly wonderful tricks can be performed with the use of a few simple chemicals. One of them is the ball of fire. Take for this barium sulphate (CP) one part, magnesium carbonate (CP) one part, gum traga- canth q. s. This should be mixed and rolled into marbles and kept at a red heat for about an hour, then allowed to ool slowly and placed in a glass stoppered bottle. A few hours before using place to the sun, and the marbles at once become luminous. At the entertainment ordinary mar- bles are passed among the audience. one or more of the luminous marbles being concealed In the hand. The ex- hibitor then takes a marble from some one in the audience. holds it between his thumb and forefinger, blows upon It and asks to have the lights turned down. As this is done he substitutes the luminous marble, and the mysteri- ous light is seen. This is handed around and changes again as the Light is turned on, when the magician pre- sents to the audience several of the ordinary marbles as souvenirs. Another trick is very effective. Take two similar bunches of artificial flow- ers. Brush one over with glue or mu- cilage and powder It with the dost from one of the marbles described. Then place in the sun. When taken into a darkened room, luminous flow- ers are seen. The magician exhibits the flowers that have not been prepar- ed and shows that there is nothing pe- culiar about them. Then as the light Is turned down he substitutes the con- cealed bunch, blows upon the flow- ers and, presto, displays to the as- tonished observers a luminous bunch, each flower of which stands out as if at white heat. Luminous letters can be written and exhibited in the dark to the wonder of the audience. Luminous ink is made by placing a piece of phosphorus about the size of a pea in a test tube with a little olive oil. Place the tube in a water bath until the oil becomes heat- ed and the phosphorus liquid. Shake well and pour into a bottle with a glass stopper. Admit air just previous to using it, and the fluid will become luminous tracery in the dark. Water can be rendered luminous in a very simple manner. Dlsaolve a small piece of phosphorus in ether for several days in a glass stoppered bot- tle. In this place a lump of sugar, then drop the sugar in water, which will at once become luminous. Luminous paints can be made any color—green, yellow, violet or blue— end if applied to various objects make a wonderful display at night. Odd Names of Maryland Farms. It makes you long for dinner time CALUMET BAKING POWDER Best for flaky pastry, wholesome bread and biscuit —best for crisp cookies— best for delicious cakes, tooth- some muffins, doughnuts that will melt in your mouth. Everything you make well, it will help to make better, because it's "best by test." Anybody can cook well 1f they use, Calumet Bakia¢ Powder, Pante with it is almost impossible. It is chemically correct aad makes Pure, Wholesome Food. Price le Moderate tek `J\ r---- "" HE DIDN'T GO HUNGRY. EXPLOSIVES. Neither Did His Partner After Their Scheme Succeeded. Dangerous Substances That Ara In The man who once was down and Almost Constant Use. out, but is so no longer, was telling Among the many things in almost the other day of one of his poverty Constant use are some that are more or time devices. less dangerous from their explosive He was traveling with another chap properties, properties often entirely just as much down and out as he. and Unknown to their user's. both were hungry. Their capital was For examples, chloride of pouch insignificant, and they didn't intend to spend any of it. But they had a re- volver, which suggested to the first man a scheme. it worked out some- thing like this: "I went into a pretty good looking restaurant," said the prosperous one. taking a long draw at his cigar. "and as my clothes looked pretty good I wasn't an object of suspicion. I had an overcoat which belonged to my partner. lozenges If accidentally brought in contact with an unlighted phosphorous match are dangerous. Bicarbonate of potash if mixed with subnitrate of bis- muth. the latter a remedy for indigos - bon. will explode. Iodide of nitrogen Is highly explo- sive and is often combined with other drugsits use by those Ignorant of Its danger is a menace. Sal volatile and cbloral hydrate are, uuder certain conditions, u dangerous "As the overcoat and the revolver as dynamite. were chief characters in the ensuing Tincture of Iron and dilute aqua regia drama, they have to be mentioned wheu mixed, as they often are in med- prominently. 1 got a seat right near (cine, throw ori' a highly explosive gas, the door and hung up my coat so that which bas frequently shattered the bot - It was only a step away from the door. tie In which the mixture was kept. "Then 1 sat down and ordered a One often finds bottles of medicine In square one. a meal that it would be which the cork has not been tightly pushed minus the latter or has had a cork pop out of a bottle while held in one's hands without any attempt to re- move it on the part of the bolder. This always shows that gas is forcing the cork out. Danger In combs. Every now and then one reads of eel- lolold articles, from fancy hair coiffure combs down, catching fire and serious burns or accidents resulting. It would seem that every one should by this time know that celluloid con- tains in its composition gun bptton and also camphor, both highly Inflammable. No woman wearing celluloid combs or hair ornaments should place ber head near an uncovered gas jet or other un. protected light, as celluloid catches Ere so quickly and burns so rapidly that it would hardly be possible to avoid seri- one burns.—St. Louis Republic. impossible to describe it was so good. It was flavored with the sauce of absti- nence—from food. "1 ate and ate and ate, and by and by my partner came along. Without his overcoat—and it was a cold day— he didn't look good. He hung around the door for n long while, looking like a hobo getting up his nerve to come In and beg. "Just about the time he made a sig- nal to the that showed he was about to enter 1 got up to go to the cigar coun- ter to pick out a nice after dinner smoke. In came my partner and slunk up to the desk to ask for a bit of food. "Nothing doing. He was turned down cold. Then to make the thing work better he came up to me and asked: 'Say, boss. won't you give me a lift? I'm down and out.' 1 repulsed him sternly, and after looking around he started out. "I said to the proprietor in a virtu- ous way, '1 don't believe in helping those bums,' to which he answered with a smug shake of the head, when my partner grabbed the overcoat I knew what he was doing, but I pre- tended to be very much interested in the cigar until the proprietor yelled out, 'Hey. he's stealing your coat!' "i held on to the cigar, wheeled around and started for my partner. He was half out of the door. I yelled, 'Drop that!' and for answer he drew the revolver and flourished it. "The proprietor dropped behind the counter, and the waiters fled to the kitchen. From his place the proprietor called out: 'Look outl He'll shoot you!' And, taking my cue, I let him run out. "Then when theexcitement cleared off I raised an awful row about losing the coat, and the proprietor finally came up with the money for a new one, say about $30. Well, did that meal pay me? what?"—New York Sun. TRAVELERS ABROAD. A Document That should Be Carried In One's Pocketbook. Replying to an inquiry about the di& position of the body of an American dying in London, our consul general offers some advice to citizens of this country traveling abroad. He says: "If a citizen of the United States he traveling abroad unaccompanied it would be well for him to carry In his satchel or pocketbook written inatrnc tions as to what he desires ebould be done in the event of anything happea- ing to him. The envelope containing such instructions should be beaded. 'Instructions in the event of my death.' Inclosed be should give his home ad- dress or the address of a friend in the United States, so that commnnieatlos could be made, or the address of any friend or business connection on this side could be mentioned with the same object and for the purpose of oblate- ing necessary funds. I have been In - Exploding a Mine In Granite. formed on credible authority that a One of the methods of quarrying ! person has no legal right to control the granite Is to dislodge a huge sheet disposition of his, remains, although 1 from the surface of the formation have no doubt relatives or triads through the medium of a powder mine. would respect the wishes of the de. A large perpendicular shaft is first ceased. In tbe event of the death ID blasted to a depth of about thirty this country of a person domiefisd is feet. At the bottom of this and radiat- the United States at any of the hotels Ing in all directions horizontally, like an undertaker is at once called In and the spokes of a huge wheel, long holes the remains removed therefrom, pro - are drilled. The extremities of these vlded always the deceased bas bad holes are then shot with light charges proper medical attendance and that the of dynamite in order to create cham- doctor attending gives a cantata* of bers large enough to receive large death. If the death is sudden, the ear - quantities of black powder. This takes oner of the district is at once wailed weeks of ever Increasing charges. and an inquest is held, the body to the Then the final charge is loaded. The meantime being removed to a public now huge chambers at the extremities mortuary pending result of the to - of the spokes are packed with bun- quest If the verdict of death from dreds of pounds of powder, numerous natural causes be tendered, the cam. electric wires attached and the whole ner signs an order and gives ft to the mine tamped with tine material. A representative of the decessad, who Is. The curious names given to tracts of mighty roar and rumble in the bowels structs the undertaker what to da. land by the owners in olden times are of the earth and the huge sheet 1. de- The transportation of the moue "'- Illustrated in a conveyance recorded in tacbed from the ledge.—Popular life- in the hands of the friends or tbs rep. Liber W. G., No. 60, folio 57. It was ehanics. tesentative of the deceased and i/ net executed in 1790 and conveyed from controlled by any local or government Joshua Stevenson to Richard (lettings Misfortunes. authority." five tracts of land in Baltimore county, It's an old French saying that "min- the consideration being f200. The fortunes are in morals what bitters are Beyond the Earth. name of each tract and its dimensions to medicine. Each is at first disagree- �•Bittena thinks be knows mere than are as follows: My Sweet Girl, My able, but as the bitters act as corrobo- anybody elle oa earth." Friend and Pitcher, 62 acres; Here Ia rant to the stomach, so adversity chits- "You state it mildly," answered hills Life Without Care and Love Without tens and ameliorates the disposition. Cayanim ..ice the aassrtma that Fear. 41% acres; The Unexpected Dis- i Mars 1s inhabited he goes further than A Popular Book covery. 262 acres; Hug Me Snug, 15 She—what would be the most appro' taut"—Washin$toa Star, acres, and Stevenson's Cow Pasture, plate book to give a bride? Hs—A With Little I am Content, 22 acres.— bank book.—Illasttated Bits. Be as pleasant In your own him es Baltimore Sun- I you are In your neighbors'. THE CHARM OF ISLANDS. What iIs Missed by Those Who Live Far From the Bea. No men of tbe world aro so to be pitied, 1 think. as those who dwell far from the sen. They shall never know but a piece of ill. A plain, to be sure, ` is very well. It responds delicately ( ellougb to the humor of the seasons, changing frow green to gold, from ( gold to dun, from dun to white. It has, too. Its moods` Its laugbtere, its melancholles, Its rustlings of the wind. 1 its illimitability of the dark. A hill, ( though, Is better—that is, a bill that looks across a plain. never oue that to huddled among its fellows, for there one la caught like a beetle in a cup A hill gives one a sense of freedom and a perspective upou the world. it is sometbfeg to link down on the par- quetry of'neld and town and wood and stream, to keep vigil upon the drama woven invisibly below one's eyes. And It has momenta --a hill: certain nights of stars, certain bursts of storm. cer- tain Iridescent afternoons, when the whole tragedy of autumn is unrolled at one's feet. But above all else in the world give me an island! There Is your true mi- crocosmos! There you hold in your band, as it were, the essence and epit- ome of the universe. Your own earth spreads under your feet Your own aky hangs over your bead. Your owu res encircles you. Your own. portion of life is meted out to you day -by day, distinct from that of other men. For not the least cbarm'of an Island is Its privacy. An islet. of course. I mean— one from which you may catch the glint of water on every side. Other- wise your Island la no better than a pasture. Whether you be a hermit or whether you have a book of verses underneath the bough—and the requi- site concomitants — or whatever be your personal circumstances, you are NGLANDSAr NO ALUN 111 Poon and strictly prohibits the idle of alum baking powder -- So does France So does Gamany The sale of alum foods has been made illegal in Washington and the Dishut of Colu& bia, and alum baking powders are everywhere recognized as injure°m' To protect yourself against alum, when orderingbakingpowder, Poder t Say Plaarlq- ROYAL BAKINGPOWDER and be very sure you get RoyaL Grape i Royal is the only Baking Powder made from RoyalM►ttois' Cream of Tartar. It adds to the digestibility and soleness of the food. yet divided from a hostile or indlffer- Pie In England. eat world. You are at liberty to feel Pte came to the foie In England and to test your own personality. You mane centuries ago. It orit;luated ler are not overborne by tbe rash of hu- the form of mitaEpie and was used In manlq which Is the burden of terra the celebration of Christmas. Iu its Erma,—Scrlbner'e Magazine. primitive stage it was baked in a deep aided ding, lined and covered with .Iuventt Logic. rolled out dongb. The filling was of Marie Is a very bright kindergarten ' forcemeats, richly sweetened and pupil. She came home to her parents spiced. This spicing and flavoring the other day and told them that the stood for the prevents which the wise kindergarten teacher had said she will men bore to the Christ in the manger. grow up to be a ' very nice looking For years and years this custom of young lady if she lira good girl, but will having the ChrketWtnas mince pie pre - grow up to be a very ugly woman if railed, but finally it was denounced far sire is a naughty girl. "Is that true. and wide by the Purltnhis as a form of mamma?" asked Marie, and she was Idolatry, and the sr rernment after par - informed that If the teacher said so it (lament bad suppressed the eelebration was true. Marie then sat still for a of the birth of ehriltrttitet steps to stop while, pondering seriously. "But. the baking and eating of the mince pie. mamma," she suddenly burst forth Eventually saner reseoning led to the again, "why was the kindergarten taking off of the ban. and the pie eat - teacher so naughty when she was a Ili- ing custom was renewed. — London tie girl?"—Pbiladelphla Record. Standard. . One Exception. "I am reduced from affluence to beg. gary.!" he faltered. In as few words as possible she broke their engagement "I wish to show," she observed haughtily. "that women, contrary to general report, do not necessarily care for things just because they are re- duced!"—Detrutt Journal. One pound of learning requires ten pounds of common sense to apply it— Psrataa._Proverh_ _ Oh* Told Him • Lis. He had been dining well, but not too wisely, and the nett morning his con- science as well as his bead smote him pretty considerably. Yet he managed to struggle down to breakfast and to make an attempt to toy with the dainty and tempting dishes whicb his dear lit- tle wife had thoughtfully provided. "Cecil," said his better half gently as ebe watched his ineffectual endeav- ors to do justice to the matutlnal re- past, "I am afraid that I told you a Ile yesterday, and I want you to for- give me, dear." "A lie?" he asked wonderingly. "Yes. As you lett the house you will remember I said to you, 'You'll be A CASTELLANE PIRATE Took Sultan's Library and Demanded Ransom Fer Its Return, la 1611 -lean Philip de Castellano was commander of the French man-of- war Notre Dame de la Garde- Henry iV. sent hlni. to Morocco to demand of the sultan the release of certain French prisoners. De Castellane car- ried his negotiations to a successful conclusion, and the sultan es a peace offering sent to the French commander twenty Arabian horses for the king. "Just as the Notre Dame was about to weigh anchor tbe pretender to tbe Mo- roccan throne gained a decisive victory, and the sultan decided to flee for his ilte. Ile engaged passage for himself and harem on a Dutch merchantman, and to De Castellane be intrusted his library, one of the most extensive col- lections of Arable manuscripts and books In existence. The great Mnlay Ahmed was the founder of the library. "Arriving at the place of rendez- vous, Commander de Castellane sent word to tbe sultan that he could have his library for 8,000 ducats. the price of transportation. "The sultan protested that he had made no such agreement and that be- sides he did not have the money to pay the demand, whereupon De Cas- tellane sailed away. "He bad not gone very far when a great storm overtook the Notre Dame and drove her, a wreck, upon the Afri- can coast at Casablanca, tben occu- pied by the king of Spain, who was at war with Morocco. The Spaniards seized the library and shipped it to Spain. where It was placed in a wing of the Escurial. What remains of the library can be Been today in an alcove labeled the Arabian collection."—Flor- snee (Italy) Journal. Shiraz, Xeres and Sherry. Sir Henry Drummond Wolff'e knowl- edge of Spain and of Persia is shown in the following paragraph taken from his "Rambling Recollections:" "In Persia no wine is manufactured for rife except at Shiraz. When Persia was invaded by the Arabs they took back with them to Morocco the grapes of the district In Spain they wished to naturalize the new fruit, and this they did at a place called Xeres. in- tended for Shiraz. there being uo sound equivalent to 'ah' in Spanish. There they cultivated the grape and made wine, which now returns to Eu- rope as 'sherry; that word being a paraphrase of Shiraz. Shiraz wine is very similar in taste to sherry." home early, darling?' Weil, it wasn't. -- true!" And he went out a sadder and wiser man. No Excitement. "Here," said the dramatist, "we have L-oaoed. a husband who loves his wife and a Farmer Jones (to amateur hunter)— wife who loves her husband." "Well r "How am I to construct a drama from such materialr—LoulavUie Cou- rier -Journal. There wasn't a better water dawg livin' until you shootin' gents took to borrowin' 'im. Now 'Is 'Ide's t.bat full of shots he'd sink to the bottom like a brick.—Bystander. Standard.. She—Men and women can't be judg- ed by the same standards. For in- stance, n man is known by the com- pany be keeps. He—And a woman by the servants she can't keep.—Judge. Different Now. "It's tunny bow marriage will change a man," said Flogg the other day. "There's Mouster, for example. Be- fore he was married a glance of May Taintor would intoxicate him, so he used to say. Now when he comes home late at nigbt and meets Mrs. Monster, nee Taintor, the sight of her actually sobers him." — Boston Tran- script 1 Humiliation. His Inference. " "Evidently a Turkish bath is a l I tell you, sir. kissing the hand that 'mites you is nothing to what I saw in scheme to keep one perpetually dirty." the hotel this morning." "I judge from what you say that 1 "what was that?" you've never taken one." "The porter blacking the boots that "No, but I've seen a Tur10-1Cz- had kicked bit last night"— London change. Telegraph. All Merchandise awfanteed the best. EASTER TOGS Money Cheerfully Refunded. You'll find it a pleasure to select your new Spring and Summer Wearing Apparel in my store, not only for the handsome and large assortment, but because of the facilities we have in showing them to you. 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